If you like the idea of social networks but you don't like the walled garden and sketchy privacy treatment you'll get at Facebook, you may have already heard of Diaspora. It's an open-source project designed to put control back in the hands of users through a distributed social platform, and it's now available in a very early developer release. This release isn't for end users, but it's good to see what they've put together so far. [Diaspora Developer Release]